With two weeks left, the stars are coming out for what could be the closest election in a generation.
The final two weeks of campaigning between former President Trump and Vice President Harris figure to be a barn burner.
The strategies for the final push are coming into view.
- Harris will lean on the cultural reach of her celebrity endorsers.
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Eminem will introduce former President Obama at a campaign rally in Detroit on Tuesday night.
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Bruce Springsteen will headline a concert in Atlanta on Thursday, which will mark the first joint campaign appearance between Obama and Harris. Springsteen will also play before an Obama event in Philadelphia next week.
Notably, both Trump and Harris will be in Texas on Friday.
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Trump will record a podcast with Joe Rogan at his studio in Austin.
- Harris will be in Houston for a rally to promote abortion rights with Rep.
Colin Allred (Texas), the Democratic Senate candidate.
Rogan has created a media empire that’s enormously popular with young men, who represent a key constituency for Trump.
Harvard polling director John Della Volpe wrote this in The New York Times today about Trump’s appeal to young men:
“If effective, his effort could peel enough away from the Democratic Party to transform the country’s electoral math for years to come.”
The final Atlanta Journal Constitution survey of Georgia before the election, which finds Trump with a 4 point statewide advantage, underscores the gender gap Harris faces. Harris leads by 18 points among women, while Trump leads by 31 points among men.
Meanwhile, The Hill’s
Nathaniel Weixel reports that Harris’s event Friday in Houston will highlight her campaign’s focus on abortion in the closing days of the race.
- Harris adviser
David Plouffe explained to The Washington Post they believe the event will resonate outside of Texas: “Obviously the most important decision a presidential campaign makes is where their principal is spending time. So the fact that we’re going to Texas means we really believe that will help us in those seven battleground states.”
- The Hill’s Saul Elbein reports on the record early-voting numbers from Texas, which are bolstered by Democratic-leaning areas.
Trump has been trending upward in the polls in recent weeks, provoking concern among Democrats that he’s on the path to victory.
Here are a sampling of the grim headlines facing the Harris campaign today:
But amid all of the noise, The Hill/Decision Desk HQ polling averages show the candidates are within 1 point of each other in all seven battlegrounds.
“Historically, it would be unusual to have seven states come down to a point or less,” Plouffe told CNN. “But I think at this point, you have to assume that’s a distinct possibility.”
According to the
University of Florida’s Election Lab, 17.6 million votes have already been cast.
💡 Perspectives:
The Hill: What if Biden was the better candidate all along?
Vox: If Harris loses, expect Democrats to move to the right.
The Hill: How Harris can help working class men.
Silver Bulletin: Likability isn’t enough for Harris.
The Hill: A vote for Trump is a vote for Musk.
The Guardian: Harris must win over non-college educated whites and fast.
RealClearPolitics: Unseen middle class Black voters move to the right.
CNN: Liz Cheney is trying to give GOP women permission to vote for Harris.
The American Prospect: The changing spirit of Montana.
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